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Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide

This guide was created as an overview of the Linux Operating System, geared toward new users as an exploration tour and getting started guide, with exercises at the end of each chapter.
For more advanced trainees it can be a desktop reference, and a collection of the base knowledge needed to proceed with system and network administration. This book contains many real life examples derived from the author's experience as a Linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. They hope these examples will help you to get a better understanding of the Linux system and that you feel encouraged to try out things on your own.

My friend gave me a CD, but it doesn't work in my car. I took it out, and alot of the song files are in in a type .m4a . I don't know what that means, but I can't open 'em. What is m4a, and what can I do to convert them to mp3?

m4a stands for MPEG4 Audio. [explanatory link] It is the replacement for mp3. It is likely your friend ripped the music under iTunes. You can use a Windows machine or Mac with iTunes or whatever app to convert them. Under Linux you can use dir2ogg for which rpm's can be found [here]. The link for the rpm is about 1/4 of the way down the page. There are detailed instructions on how to convert the m4a's to wav and/or mp3.

Here you can find a plugin for xmms. The author recommends using bmp, the beep media player (a fork of xmms). I guess you can find plugins for nearly every other usual media player like amaroK, juK, noatun etc. Have you looked on the homepage of your preferred player?